Broadcast transparency: Knight-Cronkite News Lab study finds that showing the process of reporting a story increased trust in broadcast news.
Secret to earning audience trust is “show your work.”
Category Archives: Accuracy
Defining Conflict Of Interest
Defining conflict of interest: There’s no single definition, writes Nancy Matchett. It’s an “open concept.” “It is a reason why ethical professionals sensibly seek advice from time to time.” From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
The Backgrounder Blight
The backgrounder blight: A Washington Post reporter offers an interview “on background.” The Post’s media critic calls that transparency. Are they nuts?
Twitter Ethics and Best Practices
Twitter ethics and best practices: David Craig tells how to meet the goal of ethical truth-telling within the format. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
https://ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org/2014/12/10/3-ethical-pressu…
Attribution and Plagiarism
Attribution and plagiarism: The Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists revisits the controversy over Fareed Zakaria’s reports. A study in plagiarism and attribution. From the archives.
Ethics Quiz
Ethics quiz: What major journalism organization voted unanimously — twice — to adopt its code of ethics at its 1973 annual convention? Strange but true. You’re really smart if you can answer this.
Hurricane Hoaxes
Hurricane hoaxes: “Hurricanes, just like floods or earthquakes, are commonly surrounded by hoaxes and might trigger the sharing of false information,” writes Cristina Tardaguila.
Make sure you know where to find official information.
Sharing Content Without Thinking
Sharing content without thinking: “A complex web of societal shifts is making people more susceptible to misinformation and conspiracy,” writes Claire Wardle.
“Most of this content is designed not to persuade people in any particular direction but to cause confusion, to overwhelm and to undermine trust in democratic institutions from the electoral system to journalism. Users become “unwitting agents of disinformation.”
News Bums People Out
News bums people out: “Basically, we are bumming — and burning — people out,” writes Christine Schmidt about a worldwide Reuters Digital News report. People avoid it.
Solutions journalism points the way to solving depressing problems, like details putting solutions into action.
Reporting On Special Needs People
Reporting on special needs people: A complaint about a headline referring to a “wheelchair-bound man” caused a Canadian newspaper to caution its staff when reporting on people with disabilities, reported iMediaEthics.
The term is “antiquated and ableist” ruled Canada’s National News Media Council. Say “person who uses a wheelchair.”
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